| 单词 | by grace of |
| 释义 | > as lemmasby grace of a. by grace of: by virtue of, thanks to; by the power, efficacy, or authority of; in consequence of, because of. [Compare Anglo-Norman and Middle French par la grace de (13th cent. or earlier in Old French).] ΚΠ 1483 W. Caxton tr. J. de Voragine Golden Legende f. j/2 To that yt they be subget to ye lawe he bought hem agayn & were receyued sones of god by grace of adopcion. 1618 T. Taylor Christs Combate & Conquest 235 Angels..By grace of perseuerance: for they fell not from their estate, as the wicked Angels did. 1700 J. Dryden tr. Ovid Speeches Ajax & Ulysses in Fables 461 The Deeds of long descended Ancestors Are but by grace of Imputation ours. 1804 Universal Mag. Mar. 287/2 It is to be done by grace of the senate. 1912 Outlook 5 Oct. 264/1 Executives who, by grace of the same hypocrisy, have been permitted to encroach upon the judicial branch of our system of government. 2002 N.Y. Times 2 July (Washington Final ed.) d1 Some 430 traditional foragers called the Meriam subsist by grace of the sea. < as lemmas |
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